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Choose a system
Start with a request, query, deployment, or other software process you want to understand.
Inspect its components
Identify the services, data, and decisions involved. Each guided example breaks the system into named parts.
Trace the flow
Follow how requests, data, and state move between components, one step at a time.
Read the full explanation
Review the complete sequence alongside its sources and scope notes. Save the example to revisit later.
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Software systems, explained step by step.
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Authenticated API requests
Token validation, permissions, and the work behind a protected endpoint.
How PostgreSQL executes a query
The parser, planner, and executor behind a SQL query.
Event streaming with Kafka
How producers, partitions, and consumers share a durable event log.
Retrieval augmented generation
How retrieval adds relevant context to a language model’s answer.
DNS resolution
How a domain name resolves to an IP address.
A CI/CD pipeline
The checks and build steps between a code change and a release.
Browser rendering
The DOM, layout, paint, and compositing stages behind a page.
The payment lifecycle
How a payment moves from confirmation to a verified outcome.
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